07-05-2013, 05:05 PM
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#1 | Registered User
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| Upper arm hurts when playing fast passages Hey all, so I'm learning a song right now that is going at 212 BPM throughout the song, and I have to play 8th notes at that tempo (so 16th notes at 106), which isn't too bad, but I can't seem to keep my right upper arm relaxed, so it starts to hurt very quickly. Any advice on how to fix this so I can play those blazing fast songs without losing my arm?
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07-06-2013, 09:01 AM
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#2 | Registered User
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| I would try some kind of exercise to work, strengthen and train those muscles. When I couldn't make barre chords, I used a hand/finger exercise device and now they're super easy. So, start with the strengthening.
Also, just daily play (guitar, of course) is a good exercise. Start off with just as much of that up tempo as you can take, then work your way up to longer times
I'm no guitar pro, but I do understand training the human body a bit.
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07-08-2013, 08:02 AM
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#3 | Rabid Wombat
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| #1. Check your posture.
#2. Try moving the guitar into a more natural position that doesn't bend your wrist.
#3. If you wear your guitar super low, bring it up a bit.
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07-08-2013, 08:49 AM
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#4 | Registered User
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| I was having a hard time doing the mandolin trills for "The Time Has Come" by Hillsong united.
We do it frequently, and I wasn't gettiung any better at it, so I created a slap-back delay at 16th note intervals and put the mix up real high. So I play 1/8th notes and get 1/16th results.
I know it's a cheat but couldn't get the trilling thing yet. |
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07-08-2013, 03:59 PM
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#5 | Registered User
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 301
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Ax #1. Check your posture.
#2. Try moving the guitar into a more natural position that doesn't bend your wrist.
#3. If you wear your guitar super low, bring it up a bit. | I try to stand/sit straight when I play, and I have my guitar slung up pretty high (my teacher taught me well!). Are you referring to my right or left wrist? My left wrist isn't a problem, it's my right upper arm that's the problem (sorry should of clarified)
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07-08-2013, 07:53 PM
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#6 | Rabid Wombat
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by r3vo1ution1991 I try to stand/sit straight when I play, and I have my guitar slung up pretty high (my teacher taught me well!). Are you referring to my right or left wrist? My left wrist isn't a problem, it's my right upper arm that's the problem (sorry should of clarified) | is the pain in your strumming hand or fretting hand (right and left only works if I know you're playing from one side or the other  )
Either way, your wrist should still be straight. If you're strumming you should be moving your whole arm, if you're picking, moving your fingers.
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07-08-2013, 10:46 PM
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#7 | Registered User
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by Ax is the pain in your strumming hand or fretting hand (right and left only works if I know you're playing from one side or the other  )
Either way, your wrist should still be straight. If you're strumming you should be moving your whole arm, if you're picking, moving your fingers. | my strumming hand! And I'm pretty good about keeping my wrists straight (both arms), but it's only when I'm playing a fast passage/song that I get pain in my upper picking arm (not the forearm, the tricep/bicep area)
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